Improvement in machines for making cigars



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R. NEISGH. MACHINE PoR- MAKING GIGARS.

vPatented 1390.20, 1870.

VNo. 110,270'.

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R. N EISGH. MACHINE P011 MAKING 010A11s.

No. 110,270. l Patented Dec. 20', 1870.

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R. NEISGH. MACHINE F011 MAKING 01011110I No. 110,270. l Patented 060.2011870.

4 Sheets-Sheet 4. R. NEISGH. MACHINE FOR MAKINGA GIGARS.

No. 110,270. Patented 1360.20, 1870.

elicited grate-c tutti @Mira Letters Patent No. 11,270, dated December 20, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGYAR'S.

The Bchoule referred to in these Letters 'Ptent and making part of the lame.

To all whom it may concern 1 Figure 3 is a detail transverse section i*of the head or cud` mold ot' the cigar, the plane of section being indicated by the line a: m, fig. 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section ot the machine, taken on the plane ot' the line y y, fig. 2.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section of the same, taken o n the plane of the line z' c, fig. 2.

Similar letters ol' reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates 'to a new machine for rolling cigars into the proper shape, applying the binders and wrappers, or the latter only, thereto, formiugthe point-s or heads, and cutting the wrappers.

The invention consists chiefly in cutting the wrap` pers for the points or ends otthc 'cigars while the same are b'cing rolled.-

Heretofore cigar-machines were so constructed as to require the wrappers ready cut for application.-

As the material from which wrappers are made is the most valuable portion of `the cigar, and conse- -qnently out as economically as possible, it will frequently happen that when the saine is not .applied 'with greatexactness, the cnt wrapper 'will `fail `to cover the entire cigar, and another piece will have to be used, thusconvertiug intended economy into absolute waste. Y

By cutting the wrapper by automatic machinery, after the s-.une has already been partly applied to 'the cigar, the greatest exactness and most perfect tit'\'vill' be obtained.

My invention consists also in several improvements in and novel points of construction and arrangement ofv machinery, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

'lhe drawing represents a single machine, that is to say, a machine on which but one cigar can be made at once, and on which the wrapper can only be applied by being wound from right to left.

The machine may, however, be duplicated at will, so as to make two or more cigars at a time, and arpl'y the wrappers iu suitable direction. A

A in the drawing represents the frame, on which my improved cigar-machine is supportcd.\

This I'rame is made of wood, metal, or other suitable material, and of suoli suitable size and chape as to properly sustain and hold the parts which constitute the machine.

B'is the driving-shalt, carrying a wheel, a, to which the requisite power is applied either by a weight, b, or by a spring, belt, or other suitable mechanism.

The shaft B transmits its motion, by means of toothed whcels-c o, to another horizontal shaft, C, which carries the several :cams and levers for operating the spreading-pads, u'rapper-cutters, and 'pasting mechanism.

The gear-wheel@ on the shaft() imparts rotary motion to another toothed wheel, al, ou a short arbor that carries a large disk, D, whose edge is lpartlyr toothed, partly smooth,- and partly double-toothed, as l shown in fig.' 1.

The disk D serves to impart rotary motion to the wrapper-winding mechanism, and reciprocating niotion to the carriage, which support-s the, wrapper, as hereinafter more fully4 described.

It' a weight, b, or a spring is' used. for-imparting motion to the shaft B, I prefer to use a lever, E, carrying a toothed segment, c, which meshes into a pinion, f, on the shalt B.

By one motion of ysaid lever the shaft B can be so turned as to wind up the weight or spring for operation.

Where steam or other power is employed, the lever E is dispensed with, at least 'for the purpose indicatcd: It may however, without the segment, be retained for shipping the gears, that 'is to say, for transferring, on double. machines, power from one to the o ther, so that either the right or left-winding machine can be used. f

. Thearrows shown 'in.fig.1, indicate the direction inwhich the several shafts are revolved.

F represents the mold in which the cigar is-,to be rolled and shaped.

-Thismold consists of a lower fixed frame, g, and upper frame h, the latter being hinged to the outer edge of the former, as shown in tio'. 4. y

.luthe1ow,eri'ranie gis hung a longitudinal roller, t', and in the upper a similar longitudinal roller, j, botli said rollers being somewhat conical, tocorrespond with the shape of the cigar.

Around both these rollers is wound -an endless apron, 7:, in' which the cigar is rolled.

In the upper part of the hinged frame h is hung an elastic roller, l, which is in constant contactwith the apron. on the rollerj, keeping it tight thereon, and preventing it from slipping.

One end of the mold F contains a form `for the ends, points, or heads of the cigars. rI.he blocks constituting the ends ot' the mold are, for -this purpose, hollowed to form conical depressions, as shown in lms.

so as to force the entire bunch into the form for head v well as' the piniouxw, in a desired direction for action.

' h, hung in a'hinged frame, c, and provided with soft 2 and 3, but the lowcr mold q has a conical projection, g", fig. 3, on which the upper mold h rolls down,

ing.

An cud plate, m, ou the frame g keeps the point end ofthe mold closed, and serves consequently to produce a perfect point on the cigar.

\Vhen the hnlich is placed into the apron 7c, the mold is closed, and the pinions q1. n, ou the ends of the rollers i and j, are thereby both brought in gear with a pinion, o, onan arbor, p, which receives -by a pinion, q, intermediate motion from the disk D.

Both rollers, 'i j, are thus revolved in the saine direction, moving thereby the apron in theproper manner,all. as indicated iu iig. 4 of-tl1edrawing.

The tension-roller Z may, by gear-wheels lr r, be connected with vthe roller j, to rotate together with the same. l i

'The mold is held closed by an L-sha-pcd lever, G, hinged to the flame A, and catching over the frame h, as shown in lig. 4.

'The mold can be more orless closed for thinner or thicker cigars by setting the screws s and t on the frame hand lever G, respectively.

'lhe screw s holds the frames gh more or less far apart.-

The screw t holds theleveil G more or less far down upon the frame h.

The 'arbor p carries a.bevelgear wheel, u, which meshes into a similar wheel, r, on a transverse shaft, H

The wheel t has its face toothed nearly but not quite along its entire circumference, so as not to be fully revolved by the wheel u.y l The shaft H carries a pinion, w, which meshes into, the'teeth of a horizontal movable rack, I, as in 'lign-5.

The rotation of theshaft H will thereby produce longitudinal motion of the rack'I.

Another bevel-wheel, nz, on the shaft H, gears into a wheel,' z/, on a short horizontal arbor,l z, which carries a pinion, a'."

The toothed sections b1 c1 of the disk D'mesh into the pinion q' of the arbor to rotate the rollers ij, as

A short section, d1, of teeth, set against the inner face of the disk D, although it may also be set against the outer tace of the same, will, at certain intervals, gear-.into the pinion al, thereby reversing the motion imparted by the sections b c.

.lbe lever G is,by a` cord, fo, connected with a lever, J, which, when raised by a cam, fl, of the shaft G, ,will carry the lever G clear of the mold l", permitting the opening of the saine.

The rack I isl connected with a horizontal platform or wrapper-carrier, L.

This platform is of such suitable size that it will conveniently support and hold the .wrapper of the cigar to be rolled.

:From the carrier L project blocks or frames', g gi, for holding and sustaining a series of wipers or spreaders, M,N, 0, and P.

The spreaders M I', at the .two ends of the carrier, are made in shapeof rotary winged fans, while the middle spreadersN and 0 are attached to hinged flat blocks' with segmental edges.

Each of the rotary spreaders consists of a roller,

wings, j, of felt or other fabric.

.lhe flame c" of the spreader M is provided with a yoke, l, which is, by a cord, m', connected with a level', u', which can, by a pivoted cam, o, and hy a. lever, pl, 'on the shaft C,beswung to carry said frame i up ot the carrier.

1 n the saine manner is the frame lof the spreader P, providedwith a yoke, l, and vconnecteihby a cord, m, with a lever, q-, which can,hy a pivoted cam, r1, and lever s* on C.' be swungup.

'lhe mechanism for settingr the frames of the spreadl spread the wrapper on said carrier.

At the-same time they wind up their springs y, so that when afterward the carrier is moved back these springs will unwind themand rewind the cords u1, to enable further action daring subsequent operations.

vA` projecting block or bar, w1, is dovetailed or otherwise fitted into the support g1, under cach rotary spreader, to regulate the depth to which said spreader is permitted to drop upon the carrier.

The flat spreader N,vfig. 4, is arranged 'on a hinged` frame, x, which is, by a cord, y', connected with 'a lever, zl, which carries two pivotedv catches, a. b, of which the latter is acted uponby a small cam, c', on

the shaft (l, while another cam, d', acts directly against the lever z.

The latter cam serves to lift the spreader N, while the cam c* throws it down.

The third dat spreader O is, by a cord, e, connected with a lever, j", which is' acted upon by a cam, g, of the shaft O, for raising the spreader. lts own weight, with or without 4theaid of a spring, h, fig. 5, keeps the same down wh'engthe cord c2 is slackened.

Q is the wrapper-cutter. It is, by spiral orvother springs, h, heid elevated out o'f the way, when not in use; and is connected with a vertical rack, i', which meshes into the teeth of .apiuion, j', the said pinion receiving intermittent rotary motion by means 'of a toothed segment, 7:,on the skatt-O.

The action of the shaft C 'tends to carry the cutter down upon the carrier, while the springs h, elnbracing vertical pillars l, projecting from the cutter, elevate the same;

The knife or cutter Q is scroll-shaped in conformity with the endof the wrapper to be shaped, and has for better cutting a serrated cuttingedge.l A

' The carrier is grooved or slotted to receive the cutterLj A yielding platform, B, cushioned with rubber on its lower surface, and made in sections to clear the cutter, is, by springs m, suspended from the head or plate n', which holds the cutter, and is, bythe springs,

held deeper than the cutting edge, the said platform being both without and within the cutter. Thus, when the cutter is moved down,.after the wrapper has been pasted, this cushioned platform R is placed upon the wrapper, holding it smoothly on the carrier while being out, and preventing'jt frombeing torn by the cutter.

A portion, corresponding to and above tho part' of the wrapper that has heencovered with paste, is cnt out of the platform R, so as not to interfere with the paste.

Guide-pins for the platform and others, o, for holding the cutter properly to the carrier may be provided. i

The pasting apparatus S consists of avat or pastereservoir, p, which has a spring plunger, q', at one end, the said plunger serving to force the paste through a narrow slot in top of the reservoir against a taking-up roller, ed, which is -revolved by' a belt from the shaft O.

A distribnting-roller,S, is employed to convey the paste from r* to' theelevatedparts 4of the pastingroller t...

The distributing-roller is hung in a pirated frame, u', which sheld down or-o the pasting-miler by its 'wrapper end.

own weight, if desired, also by the action of a spring,

, ui, while it can beelevated or heldv against the pasting-roller by a lever, T, which is acted upon by a cam, -w'i of the shaft O and lever 'x,th e frame u* being carry the roller s in a horizontal direction.

The pasting-roller t2 is hung in a sliding frame, 22,'

which is -guided i-n-a horizontal slottedv guide-frame,l

u, 'and connected by a cord, lf', with a lever,'u, which is operated by a cam, c3, on the shaft G, for drawing the` pasting-roller forward.

A spring, d, tends to draw the pasting-.roller and ame, a, back as. soon asthe cord bn is slackened.

The roller t2 is so shaped-that the 'section which is -to be used for pasting is4 higher than the other part, and exactly corresponding with the shape of the A pinion, e, on the pasting-roller, meshing -into .a xed rack, f, serves torotate said roller duringthe reciprocating motion of the frame z.

The operation of themachine'is as follows:

The wrapper-leaf is'spread over the platformfor carrier L, and one end inserted in the opened -box F. The tobacco, used as a iller is, with or lwithout a binder, put into the mold F, and the latter is then closed, the fastener G being properly secured. The l spreaders M, O, and P are now thrown down.

The section b of the disk' 1.), meshing into the pinion y, rotates Ithe rollers in the mold, and advances Vthe carrier so that part of the wrapper-.is wound upon 'the filler.-

As `soon-as the" section b has beenabsorbed, at

which time the non-toothed portion of the wheel v is in line with'the pinion u, to be no further affected by any further rotation of the` arbor p, the 'carrier stops, the. spreaders'M l? are elevated, the cutteris lowered, and the end of the wrapper nicely cut. v

.The pasteris, previous to the cutting, moved ahead topaste Y'the end oi' the' wrapper, and is then immediatcly'withdrawn'by the spring da. As soon as the cutter has been elevated the spreader-N falls down.

The'section c* now arrives in gear with the pinion q, and keeps revolving the rollers Itand j for completing the cigar, but docs not change the positonof the platform L'. When the wrapper has been wound upon the cigar to finish the head, the spreaders are all lifted, the lock G withdrawn, and the mold opened.

' he section dl of the disk D has now arrived in gear with the pinion al, and rotatesthe same so as to draw' the carrier back again,

By adding toothed sections tolthe parts bl and c the length of 'the cigar may be increased beyond that for which the machine was originally .gotten up.

Having thus described niy invention,

I claim as new anddesireto secure by Letters Ratentl1'. The wheel D bl cl, pinion q, arbor jp, pinionO, rolls i j, and pinions n n, combined as described with the'apron K, for the purpose specified.

2. ,The disk D b1 cl, combined, as described, witlrpinion q, shaft` p, pinion u, wheel V,s'haft H, and spurwheel w, for the purpose of moving the rack 1 for` ward in one direction, as set forth. l

3. The disk D d, combined, as described, with pinion al, shaft z, pinions y x, shaft H, and pinion w, for

the purpose of moving rack I in a backward direction.- i

4. The disk D'b1 cl dl, combined with the forwardly'- moving train -of mechanism, having the partiallyltoothed wheel V and the backwardly-inoving'train of mechanism, all as specified, for the purpose of reciprocating the rack I, in'th'e manner described. V5.-A ,cigarmold formedot' a fixedlowcr frame, g, and hinged upperframe h, combined, as described, with the conical rolls ij, endless apron K, and springroll l, to form a cigar shaping device, operating as duscr-ibed.

I he combination, with ,the hinged two-part moldI g h, of lever G, operated by a cord, el, a lever, d, and a cam, f1, as described, for the. purpose Aof clamping andallowing the mold to open 'at 'the times'and in the manner described.`

7.v The Iend platem, applied to the cigar-pointing.

molds, for the purpose of. finishing the .point of the cigar, substantially as'herein sh'cwn and described.

' 8. The segmental, partly-conical block y, applied to the lower part of the mold, f or forcing the entire bunch iuto.the heading cavity, as set fort-h.

' '9. The carrier L, combined, as described, with a pair of-rotary-fan spreaders, MP, placed in frames 'gi g1 at-the' ends thereof, and middle spreade'rs N 0, as

and for the purpose described'.

10'. 4A rotary spreadeifor cigar-making machines,

formed of roller h1, with soft-felt wings j, and hung in a hinged frame, il, .to be operatedin 4the manner described.

` 11. The combination, with frame t, of yoke ll, cord ml, lever al, cam Ol, and' lever 11, on shaft C, for the purpose of raising the spreader M, at the time and in the manner described.

12. The roller hl-an'd frame il, combined', as described, with' pulley t, cord u, attached -tofiame A,

and spring V1, for the purposeof causing the wings of fan lto yspread the wrapper on the carrier, and to be automatically prepared for va succeeding operation, as set forth.

13. The combination, with'a rotary spreader, of the projecting blocks wl, fitted-into the supports 'g1 g, for the purpose of graduating the distance to which the said spreader may be dropped.

` 14. The spraders N and O, combined with the reciprocating carrier L, substantially as herein shown and described. l

'-15. The. cushioned spring platform R, applied to the cutter Q, for holding the wrapper smoothupony Athe carrier, substantially as and for the purpose herein sbown'and described.

16. The fiat spreader N, combined, as described,

with hin ged frame x1, cord'y, lever vr1, pivoted catches a b, and cam'sc d, for the purpose of raising and lowering the said spreader. j

' 17. -The paste-roller ti, provided with projections where it is to receive -audapply paste, substantially as herein shown and described..

18. The intermittently-reciprocating cutter Q, comv hined, as describeu,`with the sectional elastic plat-form B. add 'grooved carrier'L, for the purpose of cutting the wrapper on the end of cigar lafter 'the' said wrapper has been pasted.

19. 'The' sliding frame z', .holding the pastefroller t, and operatedby the vcord b and spring @substantially as herein shown and described.

" ROBERT NEISOH.

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